Lord Inglewood believes many life peers do not contribute as much to politics as hereditary peers.
Lord Inglewood admitted hereditary peers were an anomaly in the modern world, but said current reform plans were crudeLord Inglewood, who lives at Hutton-in-the-Forest near Penrith, Cumbria, said the government’s plans to remove peers who inherited their titles were "crude".
Richard Fletcher-Vane, 73, is the 2nd Baron Inglewood and a former Conservative minister and Member of the European Parliament.: "I don't think anybody enjoys being sacked, particularly if the reason for it, which curiously enough seems to be the identity of my father, is not a very convincing one." He added: "What we are seeing is not a reform of the House of Lords, it’s a tweaking on a journey which has probably got quite a long way to go."said reforming the House of Lords was "essential" and claimed it was too large and many peers failed to serve democracy.
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